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    • Euro falls briefly on Reuters report on ECB bond program
    • Trump's U.N. speech grabs attention but non-market event
    • Yen slips to 8-week low vs dollar, 21-month low against euro
    • Swiss franc hits lowest vs euro since Jan 2015

    (Updates market action, changes dateline, previous LONDON)

    The dollar weakened against a basket of currencies on Tuesday in advance of a Federal Reserve meeting where policymakers are expected to decide on the reduction of the central bank's $4.2 trillion worth of bond holdings.

    The Fed's possible move to further roll back stimulus has not stemmed the greenback's weakness this year as other major central banks are considering steps to either slow their bond purchases or raise interest rates.

    Analysts widely anticipate Fed policymakers to announce a lowering of monthly bond purchases starting in October when their two-day meeting ends on Wednesday. They expect Fed officials would leave the door open for a rate increase at their Dec. 12-13 meeting.

    At 11:33 a.m. (1520 GMT), the index that tracks the dollar against six currencies .DXY was down 0.1 percent at 91.928, which was not far from the over 2-1/2 year low set on Sept. 8.

    The dollar had weakened against yen ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's speech before the United Nations General Assembly, which some traders feared would heighten tensions between Washington and North Korea over the latter's growing nuclear weapons program.

    While Trump dealt harsh criticism against the North Korean regime, it was not enough to spook most investors.

    The greenback was steady at 111.57 yen JPY= , below its eight-week peak of 111.87 set earlier Tuesday.

    Meanwhile, traders have been speculating whether the European Central Bank is moving closer to wind down its 2.3 trillion euro asset purchase program.

    ECB policymakers disagree whether to determine a fixed date to end the program when they meet in October, as the euro has jumped, Reuters reported.

    The single currency fell briefly on the Reuters report. Earlier Tuesday, the yen hit a 21-month trough versus the euro EURJPY= , while the Swiss franc hit its lowest level against it since January 2015 EURCHF= .

    The common currency reached a one-week high versus the greenback at $1.2005 EUR= .

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    	Currency bid prices at 11:34AM (1534 GMT)  
    
     Description	  RIC		 Last		   U.S. Close  Pct Change	 YTD Pct	 High Bid	Low Bid  
    											  Previous				   Change				   
    											  Session											 
     Euro/Dollar	  EUR=		$1.1969		$1.1952	 +0.14%		 +13.85%	 +1.2005	 +1.1951  
     Dollar/Yen	   JPY=		111.5500	   111.5600	-0.01%		 -4.55%	  +111.8700   +111.2100  
     Euro/Yen		 EURJPY=	 133.52		 133.35	  +0.13%		 +8.43%	  +134.1500   +133.2400  
     Dollar/Swiss	 CHF=		0.9634		 0.9613	  +0.22%		 -5.34%	  +0.9646	 +0.9596  
     Sterling/Dollar  GBP=		1.3515		 1.3492	  +0.17%		 +9.56%	  +1.3551	 +1.3470  
     Dollar/Canadian  CAD=		1.2275		 1.2288	  -0.11%		 -8.60%	  +1.2308	 +1.2262  
     Australian/Doll  AUD=		0.8002		 0.7960	  +0.53%		 +10.91%	 +0.8014	 +0.7957  
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     Euro/Swiss	   EURCHF=	 1.1532		 1.1496	  +0.31%		 +7.60%	  +1.1563	 +1.1493  
     Euro/Sterling	EURGBP=	 0.8853		 0.8857	  -0.05%		 +3.93%	  +0.8899	 +0.8844  
     NZ			   NZD=		0.7310		 0.7263	  +0.65%		 +5.32%	  +0.7317	 +0.7257  
     Dollar/Dollar																					
    
     Dollar/Norway	NOK=		7.8137		 7.8296	  -0.20%		 -9.53%	  +7.8334	 +7.7887  
     Euro/Norway	  EURNOK=	 9.3536		 9.3626	  -0.10%		 +2.95%	  +9.3660	 +9.3374  
     Dollar/Sweden	SEK=		7.9661		 7.9606	  +0.20%		 -12.53%	 +7.9715	 +7.9362  
     Euro/Sweden	  EURSEK=	 9.5350		 9.5162	  +0.20%		 -0.47%	  +9.5436	 +9.5158  
       
    	  
    	  
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